Employer: My Other Brother
Position: Full-time Chef
Location: 586 Burke Road, Camberwell, Vic 3124
Salary: $77,000
My Other Brother seeks a full-time Chef to join our team.
We are offering you:
* The opportunity to work within a professional team who foster an exceptional working environment
* The chance to be a part of a team in an iconic restaurant
* An attractive salary of $77,000, depending on your qualifications, experience, and skills
Located on busy trendy Burke Road shopping strip, this groovy and high-end café serves the best coffee and the best food in Melbourne.
We seek an applicant who:
* Has experience in putting high quality food on the pass and maintains high standards.
* Has experience in planning menus, preparation, cooking, butchering, or pastry cooking as required.
* Has no issue with following direction.
* Is an excellent multi-tasker with good initiative.
* Possesses a demonstrable passion for food.
* Has excellent inter-personal skills, maintaining a calm demeanour in high-pressure situations and uses these traits to perform well in a team.
* Is open to having input into seasonal menu design and on-going dish development.
* Seeks to further their skillset and food knowledge by showcasing local produce.
The role on offer is a permanent long-term position, and will sit within an established team, with long-term goals and new opportunities on the horizon.
Your tasks and duties in the kitchen will include:
* Planning menu and introducing innovative dishes in consultation with our Executive Chef
* Food preparation and monitoring quality of dishes at all stages both for a la carte and function service
* Demonstration of cooking techniques and advising on cooking procedures.
* Food service, across all sections in the kitchen, including discussing food preparation issues with the manager, dietician, and kitchen staff
* Stock control and management, including ordering, examining and storing food stock
* Maintaining compliance with food safety and hygiene, and strictly implementing our OH&S policies
* Exercise responsibility for the direct supervision of other cooks and other kitchen/catering staff in the kitchen and other catering services, including allocation of duties, preparation of rosters, approval of overtime and training of all kitchen staff in the absence of our Executive Chef.
* Monitor cleaning rosters and food hygiene practices in the kitchen.
* Managing the training and development of apprentice cooks and other staff in the kitchen and other catering services in consultation with our Executive Chef.
* To develop and implement workplace policies and procedures as directed by the Executive Chef or the venue management.
* To perform all duties consistent with the Vision, Mission, Values and policies of My Other Brother and Statutory requirements.
The applicant must hold AQF Diploma of Hospitality and AQF Certificate IV and AQF Certificate III in Commercial Cookery and he/she should have at least 1 year of relevant fulltime work experience as a Chef, including part-time work as a chef on a pro-rata basis, in reputed restaurants/cafes in Australia.
This position will be subject to a probationary period of up to three months. This role suits an experienced Chef who is passionate about food and takes pride in delivering guests an authentic, visually appealing dining experience.
Job Type: Full-time
Work Authorisation:
* Australia (Preferred)
Work Location: In person